Warnings of further heavy downpours to compound the misery of flood victims in parts of england. Floods, too, in venice the mayor blames Climate Change and says the city is on its knees. Raids across london to rescue women thought to have been trafficked from romania. And after his heroics in the world cup, england cricketer ben stokes tells us he still gets nervous when he relives it there are certain bits that you dont remember, you only sort of. You see for the first time. I was like, i didnt even know i did that. Even though i know what happened, its still nerve racking watching. Coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news. England play their 1000th fixture tonight. A draw at wembley against montenegro would also see them qualify for the european championship. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Accident and emergency units in england have recorded their worst performance since current records began in 200a. One senior doctor has warned Emergency Care is imploding. The governments target is for 95 of a e patients to be treated or assessed within a maximum of four hours. But todays figures show that was only achieved with 83. 6 of patients. They also show a raft of other targets are being missed in england, including for cancer operations and also routine surgery. Heres our Health Correspondent dominic hughes. Its hard to believe that, two years ago, frances reid was effectively crippled by arthritis. Her constant pain was ended by a hip replacement operation. Nhs targets mean frances should have only waited 18 weeks for surgery. Instead, her operation was delayed by six months. That really impacted on my health, my general health, my mobility. I was in an awful lot of pain. I could barely get about. And it also impacted on my Recovery Time afterwards, because i was so unfit, actually, by the time i had my surgery. The delay to frances operation is a sign of a system under growing stress. Figures released today show none of the three key hospital targets in england have been met for over three years. Waiting times for a e are the worst ever recorded. Its been more than four years since the four hour target was hit. The 18 week target for planned operations, like the one frances had, was last met more than three years ago. And just over three quarters of Cancer Patients started treatment in 62 days in october. The 85 target hasnt been met in nearly four years. The numbers in a e relate to october. For the last two years, performance actually got better in october. Autumn isnt necessarily a bad time for the nhs, its usually ok in a e. The real difficulties come in december, january and february, so im afraid we are probably going to see these numbers get worse before they get better. Health is an area of policy thats devolved, and while these figures only apply to england, similar pressures are seen across the uk. But the data comes in the middle of an Election Campaign in which funding for the nhs has featured strongly. It is disgraceful and it is a problem of the lack of staff and the lack of funding for it. So a Labour Government will increase nhs funding by 2023 2021; by 26 billion a year. This is basically caused by the huge demand that there is on the nhs and thats why now in the last three months we have done the biggest investment in the nhs in modern times. Frances operation gave her a new lease of life. Nhs england is considering changing waiting time targets, arguing theyre outdated. But Health Charities believe theyre still important for patients. Behind each of these numbers is an individual living with chronic pain. Ajoint replacement operation can take that pain away. Delay to that operation can have a devastating impact on the physical and Mental Health of people with arthritis. Nhs england says todays figures reflect the increased number of older and sicker patients who are being seen. But theres a warning from a group that represents doctors that the hospitals they work in are imploding and the real pressures of winter have yet to be felt. Dominic hughes, bbc news. And our Health Editor hugh pym is here with me now. Why are these figures so bad . This is october, and as we were hearing, it is normally fairly stable in the nhs before winter arrives, and look whats happened. This is the worst everfigure since modern records began in 2004 and considerably down on october last year. We had warnings from various hospitals in october that they were under extreme pressure, they hadnt expected it that winter would come early in their view, but these figures are a surprise to everybody quite how much ofa surprise to everybody quite how much of a fall there had been. And of course winter is still ahead in terms of really cold weather and any flu outbreak that develops, so there is real concern looking ahead into those months. Whats going wrong . Pa rt those months. Whats going wrong . Part of it is the joined up nature of care. In some areas oui part of it is the joined up nature of care. In some areas our social ca re of care. In some areas our social care and primary care gps unable to do what they could and should be doing which is looking after people closer to home. Are there more people ending up in a e, elderly patients end up there by default leaving units crowded. All sorts of reforms have been talked about and are beginning to be implemented, but they dont seem to have taken effect yet. There is also the pensions issue affecting consultants. They say tax situations are making it difficult for them to come in and do extra shifts because they get taxed more. Thank you. The conservatives have promised to cut immigration if they return to power but have stopped short of setting targets. The home secretary, priti patel, says they will reduce immigration overall through a points based system. Labour has yet to announce their policy on freedom of movement but say it will be a fair process. It all comes as nominations to stand in the general election close this afternoon. Our Political CorrespondentJonathan Blake reports. If only cutting immigration was as easy as that. The Prime Minister visited a school in somerset this morning as his partys commitment to reduce the number is coming to live and work in the uk became the focus of the Election Campaign. Beyond the promise to bring down net migration is little if any detail by how much and when. We will have an australian style points based system that will allow us to control who comes in and make sure we do not have so many people coming in without skills or jobs have so many people coming in without skills orjobs to come to, that we therefore protect wages, we increase wages, and we also make sure, this is a crucial point, that companies in this country, business in this country, invests in the skills of young people growing up in this country. The tories first promised to cut migration in the 2010 election and again in 2015 and again in 2017 but they never achieved that aim so dont expect them to set a similar target now. Reducing immigration means reversing a trend, the most recent figures show net migration from eu countries was 59,000 but from the rest of the world it was 219,000. Ending freedom of movement from the eu, which the conservatives have promised to do, wont do anything to curb the numbers coming to the uk from elsewhere so the questions for the tories are how they plan to meet their pledge and when. For labour their pledge and when. For labour theissueis their pledge and when. For labour the issue is settling a debate within the party about where it should stand on immigration. Jeremy corbyn was heckled on Scottish Independence in dundee this morning, but on immigration no word yet on how he will balance differences on a commitment to ending Free Movement versus taking a more relaxed approach. If we are remaining members of the eu, which will be an offer in the referendum, freedom of movement continues. If we come to a special arrangement with the eu, there will be a recognition of the needs of european families to have the right to family reunion, the right to reside in this country, and of course british people to work in different european countries. Other parties reject the need for tighter controls on immigration. So those considering whether to vote conservative again, the question has to be this, is this the kind of country you want to live in . Do we wa nt country you want to live in . Do we want to endorse this kind of politics . We would like to encourage people to come here, we would like to encourage eu nationals to come here and freedom of movement to continue. Just as they did in the brexit referendum campaign, arguments about immigration policy may play a crucial role in the run up to this election. Jonathan blake, bbc news. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. We saw a lot of the parties talking about immigration but with these latest a e figures, health is bouncing back up the agenda. Latest a e figures, health is bouncing back up the agendam latest a e figures, health is bouncing back up the agenda. It is probably a truism to say talking points the holy grail for Many Political strategists, in other words they want the big policy, the big idea, the big argument to be what people are talking about at the end of the day. Put very crudely, if at the end of today people are talking about health and those figures, labour will chalk it up as a winfor figures, labour will chalk it up as a win for them. Alternatively if people are talking about immigration, the tories will chalk it up asa immigration, the tories will chalk it up as a win for them and thats why we have seen labour piling in behind todays dreadful nhs figures to underscore their case for putting £40 billion of cash in the nhs to rescue it, to recoup 24,000 more nurses rescue it, to recoup 24,000 more nurses recruit. On the tory side, they have been honing in on immigration because they believe Jeremy Corbyn is widely seen as soft on immigration and is poised to roll over on freedom of movement, and to continue with the policy of allowing eu nationals to come here without any restrictions. That said, these are not free hits for either party. On the tory side they have to explain why they have repeatedly failed to meet their previous immigration pledge to get net migration down to the tens of thousands. They have given no detail is really about their new policy. On the labour side, there is a spat going on about whether they would allow a four day week as they seem to be suggesting elsewhere, and its questionable if the sums of money they are proposing would be enough to get the nhs back on its feet, so these are still tricky talking points. Many thanks indeed. Norman smith there. If youre trying to decide who to vote for, you might want to check the bbcs new policy guide. Christian fraser has been looking at it and the priorities of the main political parties. Theres a fantastic new tool on the bbc website. Let me introduce you to the policy guide to 2019. So, if youve been getting lost in recent weeks in all these announcements, this is going to help you, ok . So, if i scroll down here, youll see theres a box for whichever nation youre in in the United Kingdom and also one for whichever party you might want to know more about. And also on the website, there is, for each of the parties, a top list of priorities. So, let me show you that. Starting with the conservatives. Youll see theres lots of bullet points. I wont go through them all, you can do that at your discretion. But their top priority, of course, to deliver brexit. Borisjohnsons deal that he secured with the eu. Remember that theresa may tried three times to get her deal through parliament. Give me nine more votes, borisjohnson said yesterday. A tory majority the only way, he says, to stop the groundhogary. For labour, of course, its all about the issues, spending billions more on schools, hospitals and housing. They said yesterday that theyre going to spend 6 billion more than the tories have already committed to the nhs. And that will come from higher taxes on the richest in society. The liberal democrats theyre all about stopping brexit. If they get a majority, says jo swinson, theyll revoke article 50 altogether without a peoples vote. If they dont get that majority, then, of course, its about getting behind a plan for a second vote. The snp, well, of course, they want another referendum, a Scottish Independence referendum, which they lost in 2014. That was supposed to be a once in a generation vote but Nicola Sturgeon says circumstances have changed. And the timescales for that referendum should be decided by the scottish people. That is the price she will exact for any support for a future Labour Government. The green party 100 billion a year for the next ten years to tackle Climate Change. And dont forget, they are now in a remain alliance with the liberal democrats and plaid cymru. So they will not be running against each other in 60 seats around england and wales. Plaid cymru their policies are all on there as well, theyre about stopping brexit via a second referendum. The brexit party we know all about, of course. Nigel farage said borisjohnsons deal is not true brexit, but then, this week, they announced they will not be standing candidates in those seats where there is a conservative incumbent. So, there you have it, lots of detail on there. Were going to be adding to it, as well, of course, as the manifestos come out. Therell be much more detail coming out in the next few weeks and ill be taking you through some of those policies here on bbc news. And, if youre watching in northern ireland, saying, why didnt you focus on the parties in our neck of the woods and the policies that theyve got . They are on there. So take a look. Bbc. Co. Uk news. The time is quarter past one. Our top story this lunchtime. Accident and emergency units in england record their worst performance since current records began. And coming up the bbc learns most people who appealed against a decision to deny them disability benefits have been successful. Coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news. Another gold for Hannah Cockroft she set a championship record to retain her 800m title at the world para athletics championships in dubai. More rain has been falling on parts of england already hit by severe flooding. The army says its on a high state of readiness in South Yorkshire. Forecasters are warning of further downfalls around the village of fishlake, near doncaster, where hundreds of people have had to abandon their homes and businesses. A yellow weather warning for rain is now in force around sheffield, nottingham and doncaster, and will last until the early hours of tomorrow morning. Our correspondent Frankie Mccamley is in fishlake. Yes, as you can yes, as you can see yes, as you can see there are still parts of this village submerged in water. People cant return to their homes and as you can see a car still left behind me. There are signs though that there is a clean up operation taking place. There are engineers up poles, trying to restore power and the internet to homes, as water here is finally starting to subside. The small village of fishlake, cut off by flood water earlier this week, now getting the help residents have been asking for. The army have been putting sandbags down and building flood defences since yesterday, but some residents say help has not come quick enough. We need the investment now into here, we desperately need it. Once all the rainwaters gone w ever allow this to happen again. The Environment Agency have got to sit up, listen to what the people. The farmers around this area have been saying for a long time, listen to what theyre saying. Parts of South Yorkshire and lincolnshire have been badly hit by heavy rain, with around 500 homes flooded in doncaster and 1,200 evacuated. In the last 24 hours, the water has gone down substantially. Yesterday, this spot was covered in two to three inches of water and you couldnt see this road behind me. But there is still much more to be done. Residents still cannot get into their homes and there are still some roads completely submerged in water. And its not over yet. There is more rain to come this afternoon and overnight. Its been a very wet autumn so far. Some of the flooded regions have had twice the expected amount of rainfall. There is more of it to come today, about an inch worth, not enough to cause further river flooding, but it is topping up the water thats already lying on the ground. There are more than 40 flood warnings in place across the country, meaning flooding is expected. More than a dozen of those are along parts of the river don, where fishlake sits. The Environment Agency says its pulling resources from across the country but wants people in affected areas to stay vigilant. We do need people to take note of their flood risk and start to plan for what happens if the worst happens, because trying to start to move possessions upstairs in the dead of night in the middle of winter is not the best time to think about it. Start early and youll be better prepared if the worst happens. The rain on its way is not expected to cause further flooding here, but for some their homes and businesses have already been destroyed. It will be weeks if not months before this village can return to some sort of normality. As you heard there are some very concerned residents here. The army is going door to door offering sandbags, putting them down all over the village. For some that will be a reassurance but for others im afraid its a little too little its too little, too late. Frankie mccamley reporting there. The mayor of venice says the city is on its knees after floodwaters submerged homes, shops and historical landmarks, including st marks basilica. Its the worst flooding to his the city in half a century. At least two people have died and it could cost hundreds of millions of pounds to repair the damage. Mark lowen reports. Come for the renaissance art, stay for the disaster selfies. Venices highest tide in half a cent